Top Stories: Fireworks Misfire, Businesses Open and Mayhem on Valley Roads

Close out your weekend with a recap of the newsiest and most popular Patch articles from last week. Here are the five stories that topped the headlines on Valley and Moorpark Patch sites:

Simi Valley Fireworks Show Accident Injures 28 Onlookers: A July 4th evening of fun and delight turned to horror as a fireworks display in Simi Valley went awry, sending missiles and shrapnel into the crowd instead of skyward, injuring 28 visitors. The story continues to unfold here.

Openings & Closings: Cal Cuisine, Exercise, Brunch and Twinkies: The economy in the Valley continues to perk right along with the opening of new restaurants, businesses and even the impending return of Twinkies.

Road Rage or Street Racing Suspected in Deadly Northridge Crash: What a horrific night in Northridge with a three-vehicle collision that killed two people and seriously injured four others. 

Motorcyclist Killed in Crash on Ventura Blvd.: A 28-year-old motorcyclist was westbound on Ventura Boulevard when he crashed into the median at Radford Avenue in Studio City Friday and then hit a light pole.

DUI Checkpoint in North Hollywood Friday, and Saturday: Police express concern for driver safety, so they set up pair of DUI checkpoints in North Hollywood this weekend. "Over the course of the past two years, DUI collisions have claimed approximately 30 lives and resulted in over 2,000 injury traffic collisions harming our friends and neighbors," said LAPD Sgt. Sean Karmody.

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